
India vs. Pakistan Betting Tips: Two predictions for iconic Cricket World Cup clash

One of the biggest rivalries in sport will take place on Saturday as cricketing heavyweights India and Pakistan lock horns in a mouth-watering contest in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Both sides have made a promising start to the tournament and the tussle at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad will be a fascinating encounter...
Here at BettingOdds.com we preview the clash between two stalwarts of the cricketing world and Steve Chambers picks out his two best bets for the match...
India vs Pakistan Tips
One of the fiercest rivalries in world sport, India v Pakistan is a game that doesn't need any hype whatsoever, but Saturday's clash on Indian soil is set to be a real hum-dinger as both sides have won their opening two matches at this Cricket World Cup and both will head into the contest full of confidence. However, India well and truly have the upper hand when it comes to head-to-head records in the Cricket World Cup as they have won all seven meetings between the two sides in the biggest competition of the lot and on home soil it's no surprise to see India the 4/9 favourites, while Pakistan are available at 7/4 with some bookmakers.
Comfortable wins over Australia and Afghanistan have kicked India into a prominent position, but they face a Pakistan side that have brushed aside Netherlands and bagged a record chase against Sri Lanka, But, having beaten that lowly duo India will be a whole new ball game and with an abundance of talent in all departments the India team should have too much firepower.
Rohit Sharma hit a delightful match-winning century against Afghanistan, but the main man for India is still Virat Kohli and he has hit a brace of decent scores so far in the tournament (85 & 55*) and he will be eager to pile on the runs again. Averaging over 55 against Pakistan in ODI's Kohli has been an inspirational figure for over a decade and while the 7/2 for him to be top batsman for the hosts appeals there's a more attractive 8/1 with BoyleSports for him to be named Man of the Match.
Chasing 345 to win against Sri Lanka a few days ago, Pakistan produced a sparkling batting performance by recording the runs for a loss of only four wickets, but they will face a much sterner bowling outfit on Saturday and one of the spearheads of the Indian attack is Jasprit Bumrah.
Bagging four wickets in the Afghanistan romp, Bumrah, who bookends the innings by bowling up front and again at the death, showed his class with some excellent bowling in the final overs and with teams looking to score big in the closing stages then that leaves the door open for Bumrah to grab some wickets.
Available at 3/1 with Betfred to be the top Indian bowler, Bumrah is a real class act on the world stage and sometimes his record may not shout out world class bowler, but with the tail to potentially wrap up in the closing stages of the Pakistan innings then the fast bowler can be named top Indian bowler for the second match in a row.
It's a real mouth-watering affair to light up the cricketing world on Saturday, but it's India that can maintain their 100% record and inflict an eighth Cricket World Cup defeat on Pakistan in a row.

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